Taste: We Americans tend to forget that you can actually get plenty of
flavor out of relatively light beers. Berkshire Mountain Brewers Pale
Ale is a good example, as it seems to be brewed in the traditional
British pub style with its prominent malty character, but does have a
slight American hop presence as well.

There’s a general cereal-like character at the beginning of the palate.
Reminds me of Cheerios or some kind of wheat flakes. A slight nutty
flavor as well, though nothing particularly toasty or overly sweet. At
the apex there’s a quick hop bite with residual orange citrus flavor on
the backend. More biscuity malt character as well. It’s not all that
robust of a palette, nor complex. But what’s here is pretty tasty with
no off flavors.

Drinkability: What really sells me on this beer is how easy it is to
drink. The mouthfeel is quite comfortable with a light-to-medium body,
moderate carbonation and smooth finish. At only 4.5% ABV, Berkshire
Mountain Brewers Pale Ale is indeed an American session beer as it would
be ideal to sip on for hours on end since it doesn’t fatigue the palate
or feel heavy on the system.

63.3 - 3.5B-ABOVE AVERAGEThe lowest I can rate a beer and still honestly give it a thumbs up. The attributes are enough to overshadow the flaws. Nothing I'd jump for joy about, but a drinkable, satisfactory beer to be sure.

53.0 - 3.2C+AVERAGE/NEUTRALNot quite a good beer, not quite a bad beer. I don't have a strong opinion either way about it. There may be something to like here, but there's also something holding it back.

42.8 - 2.9CBELOW AVERAGEThe best of the worst. A beer with noticeable flaws and perhaps some minor attributes. Tolerable for a serving, but no reason to seek it out. A genuine thumbs down, but not something I despise.

32.6 - 2.7C-TOLERABLEWhile not the worst beer, there's probably nothing about it that I like. Plenty of off-putting features. I can tolerate a single serving, but would recommend avoiding it.